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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

The Manitoba now has in Use "a new
Mog,il locomotive which runs from the
Teton sizing to the hcad Of Govern
ment rOulee rs n helper for all trains
,ninl Tn. locomotive is one of
the latest and most improved of the
celebrated Moyll pattern, weighs 65
tons and is capalleo oi doing the heavy
work assigned to it without ever slip
ping u wheel. The crew which has
charge of his engine are as pleasant u
lot OF men rs one would care to meet,
AMI take great pride in their fine
machine and it's effective work. Their
names are as follows: W. j. Miliikc,,.
conductor; r. Almy. engineer; 4. j.
Mrlniire and B. {. Exams. brlkenieli,
and J. Hardin, fireman. They are
all we'll plea sed with the work assigned
to them and take great interest III
doing it thoroughly and we'll. night or
day. \ Press representative has in
view IA trip to the Teton for the pur
pose OF seeing the powerful locomotive
ut work and the boys" promise to-
make il pleasant for rhinI.-River Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10
4 Fifty Pound Nasget.

The Ballarat correspondents of the
Melbourne t\ustraii1l Argus tele-
graphel on August 30: This morning
an immense nugget weisitin. about
iifty-one pounds of pure gold was
unearil he'd in the Midas mine AT Sulky
C..'lv. This mine j. on the property
owned by SIR William Clarke. known
as the bowling Forest The nugget is
Hat aud has sor,icthing the contour oi
Il colossal hand he.,l open. with the
thumh and fingers close together. IT.
greatest length j. twelve and one-ha Il
inches AMI brea,dt Ia eight and one-hali
inches and it var,s, in thickness M to
two and one-hali inches. Il wei4h-
81. ounces. II was found in th,
northwest main drive in the direct ion
of the No. ? shaft. 20 feet from th,
surface AMI at IL spot fifty feet from
where the Lady Brassey nugget WA
rsently found.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

New York Mail and Express. !

''DO you mean to say that yOu used
that paper on your bedroom wallis"
"Yes. doctor"
"Wc!l, ! can hardly pity you. 4
man ought to know enough not to use
such a cheap grade OF green paper,
especially on the walls oi his sleeping
rooms
MY wife bought it," explained the
man.
We'll" returned the doctor, "you
will know better next time. 1t is ex-
trenlely fortunate that none OF your
family died from the poison"
"l'his man." remarked the doctor,
who is DIR. T.. l.. Fender, II well-known
analyticalchemis Ofupper Broadway.
to Il reporter when the Gust Omer had
lett his laboratory, ..hrought some
cheap green wall paper to me for an
alysis. Ii had made himself and hi,
family i'll. | found that the carpet OF
the room was premeated with the dust
OF arsenite OF copper. There was one
quarter OF per cent OF this poison in
the piece Of carpet ! examined. The
air must have been ful! Of this dust
which is so fine us to be almOs. invisi-
bIe. 1t is ~ wonder that no one in he
house died from the effects of the
poison"
IAN green paper is not po.sonou
NO, but there is hardly n variety of
wall paper, whatever its color may he,
that does not contain arsenite OF cop
per. which is poisonous. But when
wall paper is ski'lfully made there is
no danger of poison. II is only those
kinds that are so cirelessly prepared
that dust which is composed pi'ttt-
cipally OF this poison falls OH, iills, the
air and carpet, to he inhaled by the
inmates of the room. " is not alone
the low-priced paper which is danger
Gus: often the costly kinds have this
fault. Very few eases, however, are
reported, and the danger Is not az
widespread as some persons may I'M
agine."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

Report 81 the Chse6 Of ths DUreaa ~
Seao1sa6e0.


Sssaisaies.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The report Of Co.
Swi xler, chief Of the bureau Of stutisticr,
On wool antn.a ufactures Of it IL ready for
distribution. The report shows that the
number vi sheep increased from ~, ,OOO, ,OO0
In 1910 to 5l.OOO,OOO in 1854. but de-
clincd to $4,000, 900 in 1887. This mark
ell decline occurred mainly in the Western
and Southern states and il attributed to
the decline in the price Of wool since 1884.
ket in the world has always been the prin-
cipal market for our purchases Of wool.
Turkey and Russia have also been impor-
tant sources Of supply, hut the Argentine
Republic is now next to Great Britain in
our SOURCES ol supply. followed BY Aus:
tralia and Asia. Our imports oi wool rosc
from 1,7l5,699 pounds in 1922 to I1i.-
OBS. .O3O pounds in 1887.
The increase in wool imports has about
kept pace with the growth of our wool
products, both having about doubled since
1860. The series Of tables illustrates the
increase in products and importatiOns and
ample, from 1864 to 1868, 161 ,OOO, 900
pounds were produced and i3,OUU, 200
pounds imported. From 1874 to 1873
lJS, ,WW,o pounds were pOrsluccd and
$4,000, 900 pounds imported. From 1852
10 1856 297 ,OOO,OOO pounds were pro-
duced and $1,000, 900 imported. From
ls22 to 1881 the annual imports of wool
In manufactures averaged over $4,000, 900
in value or more than II cents per capita.
while from 1882 to ls41 they reached yer
S1l ,OOO, 900, or 81 cents per capita.
The value Of our wooden product Of 1850
was So, ,OOO. 900 in round numbers and Of
our imports $l9,OOO.OUO. both together
being about 81 80 per capita Of our popu
lation. In 1860, x33,UUO, 900 ia value
were produced and $4,000, 900 imported,
together being about S2.6l per capita. In
1870 the product reached $11O,OOO. 600
and the imports $35. 900, 900. being s3.7 -
per capita. In 1850 the product had
grown to S16l, ,OUo.OOO and the imports
were valued at S3l 900, 900, being 81 81
per capita. Thus our product Of wOolens
has increased since 1880 nearly seven-fold.
Our imports have increased about G2
per cent, but the consumption, per capita,
dicates in u striking manner the advance
ment Of wealth and comfort in the style Of
living among the people of the country.
The statistics Of imports and exports vi
woolcns in the trade Of foreign countries
show that the United Kingdom il foremost
in the foreign trade in woods. The inn
ports during 1855 amounted in value tn
Sl9, ,OOO. 900 and the cxports 3 ! Ii. .OOO. 900
France comes next with imports Of $40.
OOO. 900 and exports SIS OOO, 900. Ger.
mahy-imports S25, ,OOO.OOO and exports
$5l ,OOO.OOO. There has been large de-
cline In the wooden trade Of Great Britain
since 1874. as shown by the exports. IN
follows: Exports from 1870 to 1875.
S7S7 .OOO. 900; from 1870 to 1884. So Vs.
DOT, 900. showing n decline Of S239. 900.
900, or 30 per cent between the periods
This decline 10 attributed in part to tn.
high foreign tariffs. which. it il claimed
shut out the manufacturers Of Great
Britain from foreign markets.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

Tine taii~fociin gives ilIi, pre>cr;i-
lion il warnc-i endorsement Ii yoa
have II horse ilIf j. in the habit ui
kicking. put hlm IN IA narrow stall
that has both Sides inirkly padded.
suspend a sack iiiied with hay or
straw 50 rha: it will strike his heels.
aud let the horse and sack fight ii out
BE sure to have things arranged So
that the horse cannot hurt himself.
The sack will be vict oriou~ every time.
and in the end the horse will ah>o-
lu,ely refuse to l;icl, the lex or any
thin. cl.r
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

ST. I.OUIs. Oct. 3l.-At the closing
performance Of an open sir spectacle
u terrible accident occurred, res,iltln.
in the death OF Antonio fnfantas.
Tonight being the last of he season
for spect acles, Antonio lnfantas pro-
posed to make n balloon ascension
shortly after o o'clock the balloon, u
hot air affair, was brought on TO an
immense stage before an audience of
1000 people. The air ship started
upward and quickly had obtained II
height Of 500 feet, when there was n
collapse and the aeronaut plunged
to the ground, holding desperately to
the ropes which held the swaying can
vas. The descent WAS very rapid, and
as he came down before the audience
he was thrown upon an iron rod from
which rockets were being fired. Death
ensued Immediately.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10
Experiments vsah ve.on.


4 very interesting series of expert
ments has been instituted by DR.. II.
e. YarrOw. OF the Snit hsonian Inst j.
tuition, with n view TO discover an
antidot. for the venom of tina rattle
snake. Some years ago, it will he rr-
membered. Dr. j. B. de I.acer,lo, of
Brazil. published an account OF exper-
iments made by him which had shown
the antidotical efficacy of per'nangan-
ate OF potassium injected into the bite.
Subsequent experiments in France,
based on those of DR.. de LacerdO.
failed to give the results ex xpectetl; and
now DIR. farrow IL to repeat the tests
in this country. His experiments will
not he confined to the pcrmanganate
of potas,ium: but he has collected all
available herbal preparations and
other cures reputed to possess cura-
tive virtues, not OmIttiny a. mad
stone. All these will he thoroughly
tried. The experiments will he made
on pigeons and rabbits; the subjcc
will first he poisoned by u hypolerinic
injection OF rattlesnake virus, and
then the antidOte to be tested will be
given in the same way. For his virus
supply DIR. YarrOw has secured num-
ber of large snakes; they are made to
strike ut n bit of cotton wool satur-
ated with glycerine; when the wool is
wei saturated with venom the poison
is soaked out in glycerine. and in this
way the expcrimentaiist has already
secured enough to kill thirty men.
The result Of DR.. Yarrow's tests will
be looked for with II great deal of in
tcrcst.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

It's mighty GURUS. 50 it is. how these here
So bring sympathetic tear to some poor
feller's eye,
.A-rhymin' an a-sinsn' of u mothers love
an care,
An touchin' ON her faded gown or stout
Old.fashione,l chair.
But none Of 'eu, I've noticed, an I've won
dcred DER and Ger.
Have sung about the slipper that my good
old mother wore.
I recollect as well as though twas on'y yes
terday
When it ses,ne,l "A dreifuI waste o. time to
study stead ~ play
With other little youngsters who Was hook
in off from school
An gOin' to the swimmin' hole, 30 shady,
deep an cool.
An many n time I'D missed my chance
Through learnin' heights to soar.
III 'twernt for the slipper that my good
old mother wore.
An later. when the female ssx began to in.
tereSt,
An other TELLER. called on girls, all dressed
up In their hest,
She kmowed that, though I couldn't keep
myself to save my life,
That like as not I'D undertake supportin'
Of q wife;
But I waited for maturcr years aud her
whom adore
All OWN to the slipper that my good old
mother wore.
She's "a settin' in her armchair now, a.
smiiin' all benign,
A-taIkin' to our ncighbOr~ bout that
''grOwn-up son Of mine"
An she tells Of all the times she felt Obliged
myself to whale
To keep me out Of prison, Or ut very least,
from Jail;
An she always makes me own that I'D
been there long hefore,
III it wasn't for the slipper that my good
old mother wore.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

Louisville, Oct. 29.-Frcd. pie.irr.
the great second ba>emsn, of the Iii
cago team, arrived in this city yester
day. lie will remain here only IL short
time and then go to California. where
he has m englgemsnt during the
winter. PIeffer asserted positively
this morning that under no circum-
stances would he play in Chicago next
season. Ii he can Obtain his release
he will come to this cify. lie incl
deii " remarked ihlt me would as
soon di' on the streets as play ball
again with the Chicago cub as ut
present ron>.i. ed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

Inited States government especially
tor the use OF Lafayette during his
visit % this country IN Is: I is owned
iii Chicago. II Is IL quaint old ark,
hung on bia springs AMI wide straps,
anl from his lofty seat the old French
man u,.rl to ,lr-t'-nl "a he .souni l,y
steps with ilanv inisliu..
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

Somerville Journal: The man who
can hang pictures under his wiie's
supervision for an hour and keep hi.
temper does not want to be an angel.
lie is one already, although he may
not have a pair of large. Tapping,
whit. wings behind his shou;ier-blade>.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10
cifcumstant al Esdcrce.

First citizen - hrea hirS~lyi = tan
yon tell me where the tire j.,
Second ,i'isei,-i ;llnl; /; j. the
school nou-e. There were "a lot 80
boys dancIng and cheering 'loAu riI
the corner iIurlin.' on fc. Pre-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

TeAn> S!ftin.-: Whcu "a ", York
minister ui,ui .ou",l death "n ih.
pale har-, iu lI~ .-r.pu. t.'t ;h.
men i"ut,-l tluuu, iu. ..yir. .1..i
-i.~.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-10

Exchange: Noah is said to have
been lac first socialist because he was
an arkist. but we do not credit this.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-04-02
CEAPTER XII.

The young man hurries for7ward--for
4stful of Mrs. Brand, etiquette, common
ruliteness eyerything-to where Milli-
cent is standing His face is pale, his
eyes brilliant He is evidently suffering
from intense excitement.
Miss Grey what terrible thing is this
have heard But you are well-safes''
He is holding her hand tightly clasped
in. both his, and is gazing into her rather
pink face with an eager love and solicit
tude not TO be misunderstood. He is as
oblivious to Capt. Boyle's sneering laugh
as to Mrs. Brands glance OF surprised
displeasllre, and is, indeed. deaf and
blind to everything but Millicent herself.
She has been in such sore danger; but
low she is here, before him, well, beau
iful as ever.
"Quite safe, as you sea, ~ says Milli-
cent, in low, soft tone-the softest she
has ever used to him. She cannot but
contrast the tender veheIlence of his ad
dress with the cool, unimpassioned greet
ing accorded to her by Grant, an hour be-
fore. You must not think of me any
longer as deserving of yaur pity. And
have you forgotten auntie!'
Is there the faintest pressure, of her
cool little hand as she brings him thus
back to sense Of his liutyf
GLOW dye do, Mr. Massareene?' says
Mrs. Brand slight touch of asperity in
her tone.
There is something about this big,
ugly young lrishman, with his musical
brogue, and bis wonderful eyes, and his
;mpetuosity, that labels him dangerous.
Il beg your pardonl' he exclaims now,
sliding across the Eoom and clasping Mrs.
Brands jeweled hand In n grasp warm
as though he considered himself her
prime fayorite, patlRS than bette noir.
The grasp, however. rs she does not fail
to remark, thcugk wMm, is gentle in
the extreme, and does not force the rings
against the delicate skin. After all--yes
there are sorve commendable points
ahout this yorMg, ineligible man. Il
have been unVardonably rude, goes or
the ugly detrimental. But you will
forgive me-, Mrs. Brand, when I assure
you that I didn't know whether was
standing on my head or my heels when
| entered the room. 1 never got such
shock IN my life as Brandon gave me in
the Junior quarter of an hour ago"
You were on your heels. That car
| prove to you,' says Mrs. Brand, smilinfse
ne is too good natured not to be half
amused, half touched by the young man's
] evident concern.
81 am Witness" puts in Grant, show
ing all his teeth again. "You were quite
in proper trim. my dear fellow. Not
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-04-02

; She is kneeling beside Mes Brand
having thrown her arms coaxinglj
around her, so cannot see Granit's face
but she san hear his laugh
Yes; let iIs know what kind of fep
low he isr he says.
'Nonsense! OF course it has aot CONE
to that YET, but there is clew--a streng
C1ew! And oddly enough the detective
tells me they believe our burglar is the
vsry one who had u hand in abstract ting
your mothers diamonds'-she il speak
ing now to Boyle; that struck me Us
being very remarkaiole" p"
Looks as if il was some one connect Ell
with the family, You will bear me out
that have ;sl along directed attention
to tPe servants says Grant 1T is Il
thoa sand pities this clever detective of
yours was not called in ut the Eaiworth
affair. blame myself very much for
recommending Simpson, who really did
nothing SO far as can hear
They are attaching a good deal of inn
portance to the handkerchief DR. I oesby
took into his possession. They have
discovered something about that"
''Indeed. 1t was a common haEdker-
chief, ] think you. told NE"
''Qulte coarse.
We'll YOU cotlid hardly expect Jarg
lar to have a cambric one
Grant seems amused.
My burglar was not q common man,
whatever Your mothers may have been, -
interpOses Millicent. His voice cannot
describe. because il was distinctly feignei; ;
but something in his whole air forbade
the thought thag he was of the lower
classes. | cannot explain; | must only
ask vow - try To understand and follow
me-
The miscreant." CALCULATES Mrs y and,
Indignantly.
In spite of all really confess to q feel
ing Of sentimental regard for him, says
u M.llicent. gayly. He might have mur-
dered me. but lie rGfraned; and he WAS 50
far removed from any suspicion of rGean
ness that he actually forced a gift E,pon
me ere he left. Consider that alntie,
and be more lenient in your abuse.
II dare say You will persuade yo}rselt
by degrees that he fell in love with
you, - says Mrs. Brand who is n little
offended at any jesting on 50 solemn
subject
"And why not, then2 Am nos of a
presence sufficiently noble to erthrall
this modern Turpin?' Miss Grey de-
mands this sauciiy of her aunt. Look
out <or your laurels, Grant; there is a
riY. III the field ~
Il know ii. if you allude to Massar-
eene, replies he in a whisper, tao low
for Mrs. Brand to hear.
Miss Grey colors wildly
You mistake, she says, cold1s. II
Was alluding to the burglar
''Ah, of him I could never feel jeal-
Gus, returns he, easily. "Of that you
may be positively certain
He is still regarding her with d. gleam
of sarcastic amusement in his eyes, that
puzzles her and battles her TO read, when
the door is thrown open aud Mr.. Massar
eene Is announced.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-04-02
CHAPTER XI.

"The thing is how to discover him.
Those fellows nowadays are so difficult
to unear:h. and our detective system is so
painfully Inefficient"
IL don't want him." says Millicent.
who is looking very pretty and fragile
in her invalid gown of white cashmere
and lace. Il only want my sapphires.
I was saying to auntie only this morning
what very remarkable thing it is, that
both Lady Valworth-your mother
and should have been made a prey Of
burglars
"Odd The same thought struck me
only this morning" says Grant, show
ing all his white teeth as he smiles.
t..What bite he could give" thinks his
fiancee, watching him. Quite colncl-
dence, ehs But it must be acknowledged
your loss is even greater than hers.
Those sapphires were 1nrivaled, and will
fetch high price any where. -
"Your loss, too, Iranit," says Mrs
Brand. your future wife'-with a
emile at Millicent--''will lose a little OF
her prestige now she has ceased to be the
possessor of these famous jewels. "
my future wife," says Grant grace
fully, s'will not need the addition Of any
Jewels to make her the most beautiful
woman in England"
''Ye gods!" cries Miss Grey, springing
suddenly TO her feet and rushing across
the room to q mirror. Gam l that?
The most beautiful woman in England!
Am that now, my good Granits Or is
it the fact Of being your wife that viii
make me SOP
.sNow, of course. And then, too, I
hope"
s.Wrong now, at all events, my
friend,' after an exhaustive examina-
ton of her pretty form in the mirror.
~ know some one at this very moment
who is unspeakably better worth looking
at than l am
LADY Landings'
mol I prefer myself to her. I was
thinking of my little friend-my youth
full instructress-Nad Roche. By the
bye, what a singular thing that you have
never seen her"
"Quite as singular that she has never
seen me-"
"She did-once."
Boyle turns straight round and looks
at her. He had been teasing the parrot
up to this. Though he does not speak,
something in his face compels her TO an
swer him as though he had done SO.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-04-02
VIII cure YOU or tna1 roonsn pnantasy.


Nothing will cure me of the certainty
that a face well known to me lay behind
that humble mask" returns Millicen1
with q shudder.
She rallies a little after while, and G
swift smile curves her lips.
'We are a doomed family" she says
| gayly. IA prey to burglars. First my
aunt, Lady Valworth's, diamonds dis.
| appear, not to be restored by all the de-
tectiye power in England, and now, my
sapphires: Poor Uncle Timothy! he
| gave much of his life to a contemplation
of those stones, and now vulgar crimi-
nal is the possessor of them 1t is very
cruel of me to laugh, is it not? Especially
| az I am the only one that can see a
| comical side of the affair. Yes, am sorry
| that | am not more sorry because of
! their disappearance.
"Has Mr. Boyle yet heard Of their
being stolen?''
| mot yet. lie was to have been here
this morning, butt
"I1e was here this morning, darling" "
says Mrs Brand, who has Just entered
the room and heard the drift of the con-
vcrsation, ut you were then so weak
that of cou1 ie | could not see him. He
heard nothing, as told Brown to be si-
lent about o:lr sensation TO any caller
so he merely left word that he hoped
your headache would be better soon Il
suggested headache to Brown as Il gen.
crai and safe SOFT CT not at home), and
that he would call again tomorrow
morning"
Wonderfully attentive for him. says
Millicept, smoothing down the laces Of
her loose gown.
Dear fellow! He is always all he
ought to be, So like his good father"
says Mrs. Brand c1Iusively.
inspector Dunn hes just been mere"
goes on Mrs. Brand presently. "He
seems clever man, and holds out great
hopes of being able 10 capture the rob-
Der and restore to you your sapphires.
] ran up at once to tell you. lie seems
to think it will be difficult to get rid of
the sapphires, even should the robbcr 90
to Antwerp or some of those foreign
places. All the shipping ports are being
closely watched. lie really gave me
great hope. Your uncle Timothy mas
been here on and off all day, but would
not let him see y0l, he was so excited.
Of course he feels the loss Of the Jewels.
He thought Il great deal of them. That
is hardly to be wondered at, my dear Ma
dine. considering their size and their
purity. | assure you, people have been
known to go out of their minds for far
less cause. Are you going now, my
dear? Well, suppose it is getting late.
Such comfort it has been to me to
know you were with Mill ent while
was trying to explain things to those
stupid De LANES. They would have it
that my poor child had had her skull
crushed in, and that the burglar had been
discovered hiding behind the drawing
room curtains--such nonsense, you
know. Well, good night, then. dear child.
BE sure you come as early as you can on
Thursday; Millicent is always so much
better when she has had an hour with
you
Having kissed Nadine, of whom in
deed she is extremely fond, Mrs. Brand
ushers her down the staircase and through
the hall.